to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
pronunciation; production of sound
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
at; in; at; when; by; with
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to reconciliate (with); to make peace (with)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
leaping for joy; exultation
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
libertine; man of pleasure
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
right in the middle (of); midst; height
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
love problems; problem related to love
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
personality; character; individuality; personhood